Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.0 - 15.8)
CVE-2021-1721
.NET Core and Visual Studio Denial of Service Vulnerability
EPSS: 0.093 (92.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.0 - 15.8) — versions 15.9.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.4 (Includes 16.0 - 16.3) — versions 16.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.7 (Includes 16.0 – 16.6) — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.8 — versions 16.0
- Microsoft .Net 5.0 — versions 5.0.0
- Microsoft .Net Core 2.1 — versions 2.1
- Microsoft .Net Core 3.1 — versions 3.1
- Microsoft Powershell Core 7.0 — versions 7.0.0
- Microsoft Powershell Core 7.1 — versions 7.1.0
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1721 (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-1721?
- CVE-2021-1721 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Version 15.9 (Includes 15.0 - 15.8). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-02-25.
- How severe is CVE-2021-1721?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.